Accident: Mooney M20F
Feb 9, 2019 · Diablo, CA
NTSB numberWPR19FA083Event id20190209X04832
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The student pilot’s decision to depart on a visual flight rules flight into reduced visibility night conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F
- Registration
- N3270F
- Year built
- 1967
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Buchanan Field (CCR)9 nm (18 km) north-west
- Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK)12 nm (22 km) south-east
- Hayward Executive Airport (HWD)16 nm (29 km) south-west
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